Clapton went on to form two completely different bands that each only released one studio album. The fact that these two ...

Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith, Top Topham, Jim McCarty, and Chris Dreja are the founding members of the Yardbirds. After finding some early success, Topham did not fit the band as a guitarist. “A ...

Clapton has long since been credited with departing the band over musical differences, but his former bandmate has added a fresh twist to the tale ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Michael Putland/Getty Images Though he turned down an offer from John Mayall to join his ...

Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith, Top Topham, Jim McCarty, and Chris Dreja are the original members of the Yardbirds. Relf and Samwell-Smith played together in a band called Metropolitan Blues Quartet.

Imagine replacing Eric Clapton on guitar by bringing in Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page in the same band together! That’s the story of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band The Yardbirds, who bring psychedelic ...

A legendary English rock band that kickstarted the careers for musicians Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck recently practiced for its upcoming tour at a Lancaster music venue. The Yardbirds, ...

It's difficult to imagine why anyone would choose to leave a hit rock band at the height of their popularity. But such was the case for Eric Clapton's shocking exit from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...

Along with the Brit-invaded rock of The Animals and The Rolling Stones, by the early 1960s, The Yardbirds pulled their sound from the likes of Bo Diddley and Howlin’ Wolf and other American blues and ...